wTutorOnline: A browser-based plugin free tutor online system

Abstract

Besides of normal face-to-face learning, learners can use electrical resources to perform digital learning in educational area. Learners can use communication tools such as real-time communication tools, online conferencing tools, and collaborative learning web-sites to perform synchronous learning. This paper proposed a browser-based plugin free online tutoring system. By applying browser-based technologies to perform media data transmission, users could use the proposed system without the need of installing client applications. The system integrates services for account management, digital whiteboard, collaborative editing for online document and data synchronization to make the server-side more effective. Users are able to use the system to find online class participants and perform synchronous online learning.